Vehicle body and seat



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VEHICLE BODY AND SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MM` l0. 1921.

Patented Apr. 4,1922.

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T 0 all 'whom t 'lnaycmwcr'nf Be it known that I, VICTOR W. PAG, a

citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, Kew Gardens,

borough ofQueens, in the county' of Queens Y so construct a vehicle seat that the same` may be moved from operative positionto 1noperative position as a single unit..

It is a further objectof the invention to so construct the rear seat of a motor Vehicle that the same may be swung toits inoperative position to provide an unobstructed space or compartment between thefront and rear seats for the storage of packages Aand other articles.

It is a further object of the invention to construct a vehicle seat in such a manner that the entire seat and its mountings are a self-contained single unit and may be op'- erated as such to move it from its operative position to its inoperative'position and vice versa.

With the above and other objects inV view, reference is had to the accompanying drawinfrs, in which- XFigure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vehicle body showing the rear seat in its operative position;

Fig. 2 is a similar` View showing the rear seat in its inoperative position;

Fig. 3 isl a perspective view of the seat" unit. v

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the vehicle body and said body is formed at the rear of the tonneau 6 with a compartment access to which is had through the medium Y of a door 8, hinged or otherwise secured to the body 5 as at 9. Y

The reference character 10 desi ates the rear seat, and 11 designates the ront seat,

- which latter is preferably built in the car in such a manner as to be stationary therein. The rear seat 10 V1s so constructed as to provide a back portion 12 and a seat portion 13, each of which is upholstered in the ordinary manner.V The upholstery of the rear seat,

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liow'ever`,5isflbuilt npVA on `the right-angnlarrf body portion, ofwhich the vmember 14 is the bottom orbase and the member 15 is the rear. The seat isl Yprovided with end sections 21, which formV the'en'ds of the seat` unit. As more-clearlyshown inFigs. l and.

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3, the base portion 14E projects beyond theV front of the seat as at 17, and said projecting portion notched as at 1S forv the reception of plvoted bolts 19, by means of whichv the seat is maintained in its operativev f position. This entire seat structure is pivot# Vally mounted in the body by means of hinges or the like 20, in such a manner Y that the,

samewhen rocked about its hinges 20 to the inoperative position, will occnpyl apo-l sition within the compartment 7 as'more clearly shown in Fig. 2'. VThe back portion 15 ofthe seat is provided Vwith a latch 22,

and said latch is-adapted to engagea catch 23 carried bythe. body when the seatis Vin its operative position as shown in Fig. 1. f The .projecting portion Y17 of the base is likewise providedwith a latch 24 adaptedto engage the catch 23.130 retain the seat inits .A

inoperative position as shownvin Fig. 2;

j The device operates inthe following man- When it is desired to use thefseat, the same is positioned as .shown in Fig. 1 with the Y bolts 19 in engagement with the notches 18',

and the latch 22 in engagement with the catch 23, which serves to maintain the seat in itsv operative position. When, however, it is desired to use the space between the" front and rear seats for the purpose of carry- Y' ing packages or other articles, and it is desired toV enlarge this space, the bolts 19 are disengaged from the notches 18 and the latch 22 disengaged from the catch 23, after which the seat is rocked about its pivotal point until it occupies the position shown,

in Fig. 2, in which position thebottom 14 forms the rear wall of-the tonneau compartment and the entire seat is positioned within the compartment 7 leavinga'free and unobstructed' compartment between the 'front and lrear 'seats of. dinarily available.

.From the foregoing it will be apparent greater size than is orthat the present invention provides a new of the front seat of the vehicle for the reception of Various articles, such as packages and the like.

I claim- In combination With a vehicle body hav'- ing a floor and sides, a seat comprising a seat f portion and a back portion' right-angularly disposed with respect to each other, means for pivotally connecting the seat to the floor 10 of the body, said means being located at the junction of the seat and back portion, means carried by the body and adapted for engagement with the seat to secure the seat portion of the seat in engagement With the Y ioor' to maintain the seat in operative p0- sition, and means carried by the seat portion of the seat and adapted for engagement with means carried by thev body for retaining the seat in inoperative position.

VICTOR W. PAG'V 

